The philosophy of biology
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I THE CONCEPTUAL WORLD
CHAPTER II THE ORGANISM AS A MECHANISM
CHAPTER III THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISM
CHAPTER IV THE VITAL IMPETUS
CHAPTER V THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE SPECIES
CHAPTER VI TRANSFORMISM
CHAPTER VII THE MEANING OF EVOLUTION
CHAPTER VIII THE ORGANIC AND THE INORGANIC
APPENDIX MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL NOTIONS35
INFINITY
FUNCTIONALITY
RATE OF VARIATION
THE NOTION OF THE LIMIT
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS AND PROBABILITY
MATTER
MASS
INERTIA
FORCE
ENERGY
POTENTIAL ENERGY
ISOTHERMAL AND ADIABATIC CHANGES
THE CARNOT ENGINE
THE CARNOT POSITIVE CYCLE
THE CARNOT NEGATIVE CYCLE
REVERSIBILITY
ENTROPY
AVAILABLE AND UNAVAILABLE ENERGY
INERT MATTER
INDEX
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